optics
Class LaserCavity

java.lang.Object
  optics.Optics
      optics.ParaxialMatrix
          optics.ParaxialGroup
              optics.LaserCavity

All Implemented Interfaces:

Diagram2DComponent

public class LaserCavity
extends ParaxialGroup

Class to hold a Paraxial representation of a Laser Cavity

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class optics.ParaxialGroup

inputHeight, inputPlane, label, outputHeight

Fields inherited from class optics.ParaxialMatrix

A, B, C, D, thickness

Fields inherited from class optics.Optics

DEFAULT_WAVELENGTH, errorStream, fmt, MICRONS, version

Constructor Summary

LaserCavity(ParaxialMatrix m, double input, double inheight, double outheight)

Method Summary

double	getBeamWaistLocation() Method of get the location of the beam waist in global coordinates.
double	getDelta() Method to get the Delta parameter
double	getGammaZero() Method to get gamma_0, the Rayleigh distance for the cavity.
GaussianBeam	getGaussianBeam(double lambda) Method to get the GaussianBeam at the beam waist
double	getLeftCurvature() Method to get Left effective curvature
double	getRightCurvature() Method to get Right effective curvature
double	getSeparation() Method to get the effective morror separation.
boolean	isStable() Method to test if the cavity is stable.

Methods inherited from class optics.ParaxialGroup

clone, draw, getBackFocal, getBackPrincipal, getBounds, getFrontFocal, getFrontPrincipal, getInputHeight, getInputPlane, getOutputHeight, getOutputPlane, imagePosition, multBy, read, read, read, readChooser, readChooser, scale, setFNo, setHeight, setInputHeight, setInputPlane, setLabel, setOutputHeight, toString, write, write, write, write, writeChooser

Methods inherited from class optics.ParaxialMatrix

cavity, determinant, dielectric, dielectric, doublet, edit, edit, fromGroup, fromGroup, fromGroup, fromPlanes, getA, getB, getBackFocalLength, getBackPower, getC, getD, getFrontFocalLength, getFrontPower, getThickness, inverse, mirror, mult, multBy, propagation, setBackFocalLength, setElements, setElements, setFrontFocalLength, thickLens, thinLens, thinLens, trace

Methods inherited from class optics.Optics

getDefaultWaveLength, getErrorStream, getFormatString, getName, getStaticName, getVersion, printError, setDefaultWaveLength, setErrorStream, setFormatString, setMicrons

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

LaserCavity

public LaserCavity(ParaxialMatrix m,
                   double input,
                   double inheight,
                   double outheight)

Method Detail

isStable

public boolean isStable()

Method to test if the cavity is stable. It tests if the |trace| of the cavity matrix < 2.0

Returns:

boolean true is stable

getSeparation

public double getSeparation()

Method to get the effective morror separation.

getLeftCurvature

public double getLeftCurvature()

Method to get Left effective curvature

getRightCurvature

public double getRightCurvature()

Method to get Right effective curvature

getDelta

public double getDelta()

Method to get the Delta parameter

getBeamWaistLocation

public double getBeamWaistLocation()

Method of get the location of the beam waist in global coordinates.

Parameters:

double - location of the beam waist.

getGammaZero

public double getGammaZero()

Method to get gamma_0, the Rayleigh distance for the cavity.

Returns:

double the Rayleigh distance in mm.

getGaussianBeam

public GaussianBeam getGaussianBeam(double lambda)

Method to get the GaussianBeam at the beam waist